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When Libby Day was seven years old, her mother and two sisters were murdered in “The Satan Sacrifice of Kinnakee, Kansas.” Thinking about that night sends Libby straight into what she calls her Darkplace. Michelle was strangled. Debby was chopped up with an axe. And Patty Day’s head was blown off with a shotgun. Darkplace. As the prosecution’s star witness, Libby testified that she saw her brother Ben—then 15—commit the crime. Little Libby escaped into the freezing January snow, losing a few fingers and toes but saving her life. Twenty-five years later, Ben sits in prison, and Libby is living off the dregs of a trust fund that was set up for her after the murders. When the Kill Club, a macabre social group obsessed with infamous crimes—and believers in Ben’s innocence—reaches out to her, Libby hatches a plan to profit from her tragic history: Contact everyone tied to the events of that January night and report back her findings for a fee. And maybe she’ll admit her testimony wasn’t so solid after all. Interspersed with Libby’s investigation are the events of that day, told through the eyes of her doomed family members—including Ben. Piece by piece, the unimaginable truth emerges, and Libby finds herself back in her Darkplace—and fighting for her life. "Another winner." —Harlan Coben

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4 8 false false Sat May 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 27 20:52:39 -0700 2009 Sat May 30 16:39:12 -0700 2009 liked this book. None of the characters are likable, including the main character. Libby Day's family was killed by her brother when she was 7. By the time she hits 30, she's still 7 inside, her inner growth stunted by the tragedy. She can barely take care of herself,...more...]]> 2 5 false false Sun Jul 05 00:05:53 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 05 00:25:42 -0700 2009 that every day" and "Gillian Flynn has some serrrriiiious issues and I'm a little bit afraid of her". I wasn't sure whether I resp...more...]]> 5 4 false false Sat Jul 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 30 10:33:53 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 13 15:39:07 -0700 2009 1 Gillian Flynn is a masterful writer who can take an idea and twist and turn it into a dark intense story that you cannot put down-not even if you wanted to. Dark Places had me hooked at the beginning and breathless at the end. ...more...]]> 4 3 false false Thu May 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 20 18:15:49 -0700 2009 Sun May 24 11:26:16 -0700 2009
I don't know if I would call this a mystery, yes there is death a...more...]]> 4 3 false false Mon May 18 13:25:56 -0700 2009 Mon May 18 13:41:50 -0700 2009 Sharp Objects. This novel was also amazingly written and makes it clear that SO was by no means a fluke or a one-time thing for this writer. The rhyme presented before this novel's beginning is so creepy that there are some who will likely read the first few pages in the bo...more...]]> 5 4 false false Tue May 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jan 20 15:46:59 -0800 2009 Thu May 14 20:05:29 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 3 false false Tue May 19 13:36:36 -0700 2009 Tue May 19 13:37:55 -0700 2009 5 2 false false Fri May 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 27 20:36:07 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 28 21:30:31 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 2 false false Mon May 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 26 09:17:33 -0700 2009 Tue May 26 09:23:44 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 2 false false Mon May 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 22 17:55:44 -0700 2009 Wed May 27 06:18:03 -0700 2009

“I have a meanness inside me, real as an organ. Slit me at my belly and it might slide out, meaty and dark, drop on the floor so you coul...more...]]> 5 2 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 11 21:38:10 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 24 13:19:54 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 2 false false Wed May 13 11:40:40 -0700 2009 Wed May 13 12:04:00 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 2 false false Sat May 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 24 17:35:48 -0700 2009 Sun May 24 17:37:31 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 2 false false Mon Jul 06 11:13:13 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 06 11:17:05 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Jul 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 11 13:07:30 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 11 21:57:49 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false true Tue Jun 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat May 30 22:11:19 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 02 12:47:34 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Fri May 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu May 28 13:40:14 -0700 2009 Fri May 29 12:24:43 -0700 2009
I have a meanness inside me, real as an organ. Slit me at my belly and it might slide out, meaty and dark, drop on the floor so you could stomp on it.

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With her second effort, "Dark Places", she may have surpassed the expectations set by her first novel. Libby Day is a 31 year-old woma...more...]]> 4 1 false false Thu Jun 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 12 08:12:14 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 18 18:03:41 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon May 18 05:43:50 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 01 05:21:32 -0700 2009 Sharp Objects a few years ago, was freaked out by it, and yet couldn't put it down until I finished. I was really excited when I found out Gillian Flynn had another creeper coming out...

I finished reading Dark Places last night, and am still thinking about it this morning. For a l...more...]]>